Harry Potter and the Jade Heart
Chapter 7
"Unexpected People"
Cho sat in the Ravenclaw common room, her mind wandering. She was alone; everyone else was in the Great Hall for dinner. She took a bite of a cauldron cake. A bunch of them were sitting on the table next to her along with some pumpkin juice. She wanted to be left alone. Exactly one year ago, the second task had taken place. Cedric had saved Cho, who was the person he would miss most. When they got back on dry land, Cedric told her how much he cared about her.
During the task, Harry had stayed to try to save everyone. She really admired him for doing that. If Harry hadn't acted the hero, he would have won and been in first. It might have changed what happened during the third task. Harry might have won the tournament alone....Cedric would have never touched that portkey....Cedric wouldn't have died.
After finishing the last cake, Cho got up and sat right in front of the fire. She looked at it as though someone were there.
"Cedric, I miss you so much." Cho paused, then smiled. "Our team has won every game this year. The new Hufflepuff seeker doesn't compare to you. I guess even if you were alive, you wouldn't be here. I'm sure we would be sending each other tons of letters." Cho's face fell. "But you're not here."
She laid back on the floor and propped her feet up on a nearby chair. She continued to talk while looking up at the ceiling. "I'm with Harry now. I know it's soon, but I'm sure you'd approve of the person. He's helped me keep my mind off things. You still have a piece of my heart. You always will. Although, I think you left a hole in my heart as well. I guess Harry is helping me from completely falling apart." Tears started falling down her cheek. "But he's not enough. I want *you*. I'm being selfish, but I can't help it. Sometimes I want to go find Voldemort myself, so he can kill me like he killed you and we could be together."
A faint sound startled Cho. She quickly wiped her eyes and sat up. Her eyes swept the common room. She listened closely. Then the fire turned green and a letter flew out and into her lap. It was addressed to her. All it said was, "I'm the only one who can help you." A skull with a snake in it was burned onto the paper as well. Cho threw the letter into the fire and ran up to the girls dormitories. She sat in the corner, hugging her knees to her chest, holding her wand tightly in her hand.
Later that night, Harry was fast asleep in his four poster. He woke up and barely saw Cho standing beside his bed. "Why are you here? How did you get in?" he asked, only half awake. He couldn't see her very well.
"Shh." Cho put a finger to her lips. She whispered, "I have ways." She smiled. "I couldn't sleep. Do you mind?"
Harry looked over at the other four beds to see if anyone else had woken up. Cho didn't wait for an answer. She slipped under his covers and lied down next to him. Harry remained still as Cho settled in. He wondered what would happen the next morning when the others woke up. "Cho, I don't think this is such a good idea. Cho?" She was already asleep and Harry didn't have the heart to wake her. He kissed the top of her head and went back to sleep.
The next morning, Cho was still next to Harry when he woke up. He moved and she opened her eyes. It was Sunday*** and the others were still asleep. Harry got out of bed and grabbed his invisibility cloak. "You can use this."
"Thank you, Harry." Cho took the cloak and quietly left Gryffindor tower.
Harry lied down on top of his covers. They smelled like strawberries and flowers. He breathed in deeply. Suddenly he had the strongest feeling that he wanted to see Cho again. Not only see her but breathe her in as well.
He got changed and went down to breakfast. Hermione and Ron showed up just as Harry finished shoveling his food in.
"In a hurry are we?" asked Hermione. Harry slowed down and remained where he was. He had been trying very hard not to neglect anyone.
"Just hungry I guess," he said. "What are you two doing today?"
"Arithmancy homework."
"Divination homework. I believe you have to do some as well."
Harry completely forgot about his assignments. Why had he put off all of his homework? He looked at his watch. "Sorry. I have to go. Lots of things to do today. I'll see you all later." The sooner he finished his work, the sooner he could see Cho.
Hermione and Ron watched as Harry nearly tripped over himself leaving the Great Hall. "Did you find out anymore about Jade Hearts or accipio animus?"
Hermione bit into an apple and said, "Wehw, books, awn't gawna hehwp ee ehwymoh." *munch munch*
Ron raised an eyebrow at her. "I never thought I'd hear you say that. If books can't help you, what are you going to do?"
"Nothing. You were right. Knowing about Jade Hearts isn't going to help anyone."
"Did I say that?"
Hermione wrinkled her brow. "Didn't you? Ah, it doesn't matter. Besides, I have more important things to worry about."
"You-Know-Who isn't important to worry about?"
"Well, I can't do anything about him. If he doesn't blow up the school or something, we will still have to take our O.W.L.s at the end of the year. I have been slacking off too much."
"So has everyone else, which would keep you at the top of our class."
"You never know, Ron. Remember: Ravenclaws are all wise. I doubt they are slacking off. Most likely they'll be trying harder. People change, Ron." Ron dropped his fork, and it clattered on the floor. "Are you all right?"
Ron emerged from beneath the table with his fork. "Of course. Maybe. I think I'm finished eating. I'll see you back at the common room."
Hermione shrugged and continued to eat her food.
Ron was running up the staircase when he bumped into the last person he wanted to see, Draco Malfoy. "Watch where you're going, Weasley." Ron pushed aside Draco and continued on his way. "What an idiot." Draco held out his hand, which was now grasping Ron's wand. "This might be of some use."
***It really was Sunday. I looked it up on the calendar. Just thought I'd share. ^_^
Chapter 7
"Unexpected People"
Cho sat in the Ravenclaw common room, her mind wandering. She was alone; everyone else was in the Great Hall for dinner. She took a bite of a cauldron cake. A bunch of them were sitting on the table next to her along with some pumpkin juice. She wanted to be left alone. Exactly one year ago, the second task had taken place. Cedric had saved Cho, who was the person he would miss most. When they got back on dry land, Cedric told her how much he cared about her.
During the task, Harry had stayed to try to save everyone. She really admired him for doing that. If Harry hadn't acted the hero, he would have won and been in first. It might have changed what happened during the third task. Harry might have won the tournament alone....Cedric would have never touched that portkey....Cedric wouldn't have died.
After finishing the last cake, Cho got up and sat right in front of the fire. She looked at it as though someone were there.
"Cedric, I miss you so much." Cho paused, then smiled. "Our team has won every game this year. The new Hufflepuff seeker doesn't compare to you. I guess even if you were alive, you wouldn't be here. I'm sure we would be sending each other tons of letters." Cho's face fell. "But you're not here."
She laid back on the floor and propped her feet up on a nearby chair. She continued to talk while looking up at the ceiling. "I'm with Harry now. I know it's soon, but I'm sure you'd approve of the person. He's helped me keep my mind off things. You still have a piece of my heart. You always will. Although, I think you left a hole in my heart as well. I guess Harry is helping me from completely falling apart." Tears started falling down her cheek. "But he's not enough. I want *you*. I'm being selfish, but I can't help it. Sometimes I want to go find Voldemort myself, so he can kill me like he killed you and we could be together."
A faint sound startled Cho. She quickly wiped her eyes and sat up. Her eyes swept the common room. She listened closely. Then the fire turned green and a letter flew out and into her lap. It was addressed to her. All it said was, "I'm the only one who can help you." A skull with a snake in it was burned onto the paper as well. Cho threw the letter into the fire and ran up to the girls dormitories. She sat in the corner, hugging her knees to her chest, holding her wand tightly in her hand.
Later that night, Harry was fast asleep in his four poster. He woke up and barely saw Cho standing beside his bed. "Why are you here? How did you get in?" he asked, only half awake. He couldn't see her very well.
"Shh." Cho put a finger to her lips. She whispered, "I have ways." She smiled. "I couldn't sleep. Do you mind?"
Harry looked over at the other four beds to see if anyone else had woken up. Cho didn't wait for an answer. She slipped under his covers and lied down next to him. Harry remained still as Cho settled in. He wondered what would happen the next morning when the others woke up. "Cho, I don't think this is such a good idea. Cho?" She was already asleep and Harry didn't have the heart to wake her. He kissed the top of her head and went back to sleep.
The next morning, Cho was still next to Harry when he woke up. He moved and she opened her eyes. It was Sunday*** and the others were still asleep. Harry got out of bed and grabbed his invisibility cloak. "You can use this."
"Thank you, Harry." Cho took the cloak and quietly left Gryffindor tower.
Harry lied down on top of his covers. They smelled like strawberries and flowers. He breathed in deeply. Suddenly he had the strongest feeling that he wanted to see Cho again. Not only see her but breathe her in as well.
He got changed and went down to breakfast. Hermione and Ron showed up just as Harry finished shoveling his food in.
"In a hurry are we?" asked Hermione. Harry slowed down and remained where he was. He had been trying very hard not to neglect anyone.
"Just hungry I guess," he said. "What are you two doing today?"
"Arithmancy homework."
"Divination homework. I believe you have to do some as well."
Harry completely forgot about his assignments. Why had he put off all of his homework? He looked at his watch. "Sorry. I have to go. Lots of things to do today. I'll see you all later." The sooner he finished his work, the sooner he could see Cho.
Hermione and Ron watched as Harry nearly tripped over himself leaving the Great Hall. "Did you find out anymore about Jade Hearts or accipio animus?"
Hermione bit into an apple and said, "Wehw, books, awn't gawna hehwp ee ehwymoh." *munch munch*
Ron raised an eyebrow at her. "I never thought I'd hear you say that. If books can't help you, what are you going to do?"
"Nothing. You were right. Knowing about Jade Hearts isn't going to help anyone."
"Did I say that?"
Hermione wrinkled her brow. "Didn't you? Ah, it doesn't matter. Besides, I have more important things to worry about."
"You-Know-Who isn't important to worry about?"
"Well, I can't do anything about him. If he doesn't blow up the school or something, we will still have to take our O.W.L.s at the end of the year. I have been slacking off too much."
"So has everyone else, which would keep you at the top of our class."
"You never know, Ron. Remember: Ravenclaws are all wise. I doubt they are slacking off. Most likely they'll be trying harder. People change, Ron." Ron dropped his fork, and it clattered on the floor. "Are you all right?"
Ron emerged from beneath the table with his fork. "Of course. Maybe. I think I'm finished eating. I'll see you back at the common room."
Hermione shrugged and continued to eat her food.
Ron was running up the staircase when he bumped into the last person he wanted to see, Draco Malfoy. "Watch where you're going, Weasley." Ron pushed aside Draco and continued on his way. "What an idiot." Draco held out his hand, which was now grasping Ron's wand. "This might be of some use."
***It really was Sunday. I looked it up on the calendar. Just thought I'd share. ^_^